The Lower House. 69

curred to have eased the People of their Burthen and Aggriev-
ances) but we too plainly see no other use made of our House
in the Absence of a Governor than to be slighted and lead
ourselves and Posterity into very great Illconveniencies We
are of Opinion, and well assured you have now as great Power
to redress the Aggrievances the People we represent lye under,
as ever and if your Honours do not think fit to exert it, we
shall leave it fairly on our Journals to appear that we have
done our Duty and Endeavours, and if we cannot remove and
have their Aggrievances redressed, we are resolved to lay on
them no Burthen or Oppression by assenting to any Act to
tax them with any publick Levy and therefore desire to return
to our Families
Signed p Order Rich^d Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

Being read was ordered to be sent up to the Council to
Morrow by Major Gale, Col^o Low, M^r Salter, M^r West, M^r
Worthington, M^r Dare, M^r Mackall, M^r Skinner, M^r Tyler,
M^r Paca.
Bill for Payment and Assessment of the publick Levy and
the two last ingrossed Bills sent up to her Majesty's Honble
Council by Col^o James Smallwood and M^r Hicks.
They return and say they delivered the Bills.
The House adjourns till to Morrow Morn, 9 O'Clock.

Saturday 3^d November 1711

The House met according to Adjournment Being called
over were all present as Yesterday except M^r Hunt.
M^r Vanderheyden and M^r Ward have Leave to go Home.
Ordered the Gentlemen appointed to carry up the Address
withdraw therewith.
They return and say they delivered the same
The Honble John Dorsey Esq. enters the House and de-
livers M^r Speaker ingrossed Bill for Relief of John Clements
Ingrossed Bill for Naturalization of David Pagett
Indorsed severally

November 2^d 1711
Read and assented to by her Majesty's Honble Council and
Signed p order W Bladen Cl. Co.

Bill for Payment and Assessment of the Publick Levy In-
dorsed

L. H. J.
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